Impact of COVID-19 on Cattell Elementary School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 566th of 603 Elementary schools | Ranks 483rd of 565 Elementary schools | 8.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Cattell Elementary School) | 33.3 | 37.9 | 4.6% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Des Moines Independent Community School District) | 44 | 43.3 | 0.7% |
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 65.3 | 66.3 | 1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Cattell Elementary School) | 49.1 | 48.3 | 0.8% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Des Moines Independent Community School District) | 52 | 52.1 | 0.1% |
3rd Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 71.7 | 75.3 | 3.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Cattell Elementary School) | 67.2 | 68.8 | 1.6% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Des Moines Independent Community School District) | 49.7 | 52.4 | 2.7% |
4th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 70.5 | 73.1 | 2.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Cattell Elementary School) | 53.4 | 75 | 21.6% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Des Moines Independent Community School District) | 50.9 | 47.6 | 3.3% |
4th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 72.5 | 72.9 | 0.4% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Cattell Elementary School) | 28.4 | 48.9 | 20.5% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Des Moines Independent Community School District) | 46.5 | 49.5 | 3% |
5th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 67.3 | 68.3 | 1% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Cattell Elementary School) | 29.9 | 55.6 | 25.7% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Des Moines Independent Community School District) | 48.4 | 51.6 | 3.2% |
5th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 69.4 | 71.3 | 1.9% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 397 | 322 | 18.9% |
African American | 87 | 66 | 24.1% |
American Indian | 8 | 3 | 62.5% |
Asian | 30 | 21 | 30% |
Hispanic | 113 | 111 | 1.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 1 | |
White | 117 | 89 | 23.9% |
Two or More Races | 42 | 31 | 26.2% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 90.9% | 84.8% | 6.1% |